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Tanzanian general election, 2015
← 2010 25 October 2015 (2015-10-25)[a] 2020 →
24 million eligible to register to vote based on 2012 census[1]
Simple-majority[b] votes needed to win
 
Nominee TBD TBD TBD
Party CCM Chadema CUF
Incumbent President

Jakaya Kikwete
CCM



The Tanzanian general election of 2015 will be the fifth election to be held since the restoration of multi-party system in 1992. It is scheduled to take place in October 2015. Voters will elect the President, Members of Parliament, and local government officials.

Presidential election

Voters will select the 5th President and the Vice President of Tanzania. The incumbent president, Jakaya Kikwete, is ineligible to be elected to a third term because of term limits.[2]

Article 39 of the Tanzanian Constitution stipulates the qualifications for a person to be elected as President. Among other requirements, the person must be a citizen by birth in accordance with the Tanzanian nationality law and have attained the age of 40. The individual must also have been nominated by a political party. Part of these requirements,[which?] however, may change subject to the adoption of the proposed constitution via a referendum in April 2015.

Publicly expressed interest

The following individuals have declared their intention to vie for the presidency.

CCM
Portrait Name Political Experience
style="background-color: Template:Chama cha Mapinduzi/meta/color"| January Makamba[3][4] incumbent Deputy Minister of Communication, Science and Technology
style="background-color: Template:Chama cha Mapinduzi/meta/color"| Mizengo Pinda[5][6][7] incumbent Prime Minister
style="background-color: Template:Chama cha Mapinduzi/meta/color"| Samuel Sitta[8] former Speaker and incumbent Minister of East African Cooperation
style="background-color: Template:Chama cha Mapinduzi/meta/color"| Hamisi Kigwangalla[9][10] MP and Chairperson of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Regional Admin. and Local Govt.
style="background-color: Template:Chama cha Mapinduzi/meta/color"| Stephen Wasira[11] incumbent State Minister for Social Relations and Co-ordination
CHADEMA
Portrait Name Political Experience
John Shibuda[12] Incumbent MP
Tundu Lissu[13][14] MP and Shadow Minister for Justice, Constitutional Affairs and Union
Zitto Kabwe[15][16][c] MP and incumbent Chairman of Parliamentary Public Accounts Committee
CUF
Portrait Name Experience
Prof. Ibrahim Lipumba[17][d] Professor and a perennial candidate

Potential candidates

The individuals listed below are potential candidates and they have been the focus of intense media speculation over the past months.

CCM
Portrait Name Political Experience
File:Ali Mohamed Shein.jpg style="background-color: Template:Chama cha Mapinduzi/meta/color"| Dr. Ali Mohamed Shein[18] former Vice President and incumbent President of the semi-autonomous islands of Zanzibar
style="background-color: Template:Chama cha Mapinduzi/meta/color"| Prof. Anna Tibaijuka[19] former Executive director of UN–HABITAT and incumbent Lands Minister
style="background-color: Template:Chama cha Mapinduzi/meta/color"| Anne Makinda[20] Incumbent Speaker
style="background-color: Template:Chama cha Mapinduzi/meta/color"| Dr. Asha-Rose Migiro[21] former Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations and incumbent Justice Minister
style="background-color: Template:Chama cha Mapinduzi/meta/color"| Bernard Membe[22][23][24] incumbent Foreign Minister
style="background-color: Template:Chama cha Mapinduzi/meta/color"| Edward Lowassa[19][22][25] 8th Prime Minister and incumbent MP
style="background-color: Template:Chama cha Mapinduzi/meta/color"| Frederick Sumaye[18][22] 7th Prime Minister
style="background-color: Template:Chama cha Mapinduzi/meta/color"| Dr. Harrison Mwakyembe[18][19] incumbent Minister of Transport
style="background-color: Template:Chama cha Mapinduzi/meta/color"| Dr. Hussein Mwinyi[18][26] incumbent Minister of Defence
style="background-color: Template:Chama cha Mapinduzi/meta/color"| Dr. John Magufuli[19][27] incumbent Minister of Works
style="background-color: Template:Chama cha Mapinduzi/meta/color"| Prof. Mark Mwandosya[28] incumbent Minister
style="background-color: Template:Chama cha Mapinduzi/meta/color"| William Ngeleja[22] MP and former Minister
Declined
style="background-color: Template:Chama cha Mapinduzi/meta/color"| Salim Ahmed Salim[29] 4th Prime Minister and Secretary General of the Organisation of African Unity
style="background-color: Template:Chama cha Mapinduzi/meta/color"| Joseph Warioba[30] 5th Prime Minister
CHADEMA
Portrait Name Political Experience
Wilbroad Slaa[31] Former MP and presidential candidate

Parliamentary election

Tanzanian parliamentary election, 2015
← 2010 25 October 2015 (2015-10-25)[a] 2020 →
All 239 of the 357 seats to the National Assembly
120 elected seats needed for a majority
  Mizengo Pinda Freeman Mbowe Mohamed Mnyaa
Leader Mizengo Pinda Freeman Mbowe Mohamed Mnyaa
Party CCM Chadema CUF
Leader since 9 February 2008 November 2010 ?
Leader's seat Katavi Hai Mkanyageni
Last election 186 23 24
Current seats 263 49 35
Seats needed – Increase97 Increase96
Incumbent Prime Minister

Mizengo Pinda
CCM



Voting will take place in all the 239 parliamentary constituencies in order to elect Members of Parliament (MPs) to seats in the National Assembly.[2]

Electoral system

Tanzania uses first-past-the-post voting method.

MPs standing down

CCM

Zanzibar

The semi-autonomous archipelago of Zanzibar elects its own President and members to its subnational legislature, the Zanzibar House of Representatives.

Presidential election

Publicly expressed interest
Portrait Name Political Experience
Hamad Rashid Mohamed[33] incumbent MP
Seif Sharif Hamad[34] incumbent First Vice President of Zanzibar
Juma Ali Khatib[35] Secretary General of Tanzania Democratic Alliance

Notes

a.^ The past four elections under the multi-party system had been scheduled to take place on the last Sunday of October.[citation needed]
b.^ This may change to 50%+1 as per the recommendations of the proposed constitution[citation needed]
c.^ Zitto will be 39 at the time of the next election, thus making him ineligible as he will be under forty.[citation needed]
d.^ Lipumba has been endorsed by many leaders from his party.[citation needed]

References

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  19. ^ a b c d ULIMWENGU, JENERALI (22 February 2014). "As the race to succeed Kikwete hots up, Lowassa is the man to watch". The EastAfrican. Retrieved 2014-03-16.
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  21. ^ Kimboy, Frank (23 January 2012). "'Migiro factor' fuels 2015 polls debate". The Citizen (Tanzania). Retrieved 2 March 2014.
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  34. ^ Rugonzibwa, Pius (10 September 2014). "Hamad keen on presidential post". Daily News (Tanzania). Retrieved 11 September 2014.
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